Franklin County, TN
History
Franklin County was created on December 3, 1807 from
Warren and
Bedford Counties and named for Benjamin Franklin. During the next several decades, the size of the county was reduced as the neighboring counties of
Coffee,
Moore, and
Grundy were formed from it. One of the most notable early settlers was frontiersman Davy Crockett, who came about 1812 but is not thought to have remained long.
Modern Day Adjacent Counties
Franklin County is bordered by
Coffee,
Grundy,
Lincoln,
Marion and
Moore counties in addition to
Jackson and
Madison counties in Alabama.
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